Albuquerque, NM – This Friday, March 7,
2014, the United States Marshals Service in New Mexico is holding an auto
auction in Albuquerque. The Marshals have over 31 vehicles going up for
auction and are highlighting: 2008 Dodge Ram Mega-Cab, 2006 Mercedes Benz,
custom built motorcycle chopper, Hummers H2 and H3, and this auction will
also be featuring a 2008 Bombardier jet ski and a 2001 Yamaha ATV.

Detailed photos of the vehicles are available at
www.appletowing.com. The auction
will take place:

Preview times are Thursday, March 6, 2014,
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, March 7, 2014 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Registration to participate in the auction can be done during preview hours.

Proceeds from U.S. Marshals’ auctions are used to compensate victims of
crime and fund law enforcement initiatives. In addition, the funds are often
shared with state and local law enforcement agencies that participated in
the investigations leading to the forfeiture of the assets. “This important
program enhances law enforcement cooperation between state, local and
federal agencies, as well as strips criminals of their ill-gotten gains,”
said New Mexico’s U.S. Marshal, Conrad Candelaria. The items auctioned once
belonged to individuals and companies involved in criminal activity. A court
of law has ordered these particular assets to be forfeited as ill-gotten
gains.

The U.S. Marshals Service is the primary custodian of seized and forfeited
property for the Department of Justice’s Asset Forfeiture Program. More than
8,400 items of forfeited property are sold annually with gross sales in
excess of $100 million.